7. Doctors stage a walkout because some people aren’t getting vaccinated
- In Florida, 75 doctors staged a walkout at their hospitals to protest people not getting vaccinated, with Dr. Rupesh Dharia at Palm Beach Internal Medicine saying they “are exhausted,” adding, “Our patience and resources are running low and we need your help.”
- The doctors are asking that everyone get vaccinated, and while they’ve claimed that the walkout isn’t politically motivated, there are doubts about the message that they’re sending by leaving work in protest.
6. Landlords are people, too, but Biden will fight to keep them from making money
- A group of Alabama realtors have challenged the eviction moratorium supported by President Joe Biden, and the case has gone to the Supreme Court. The Biden administration has filed a response to defend their position to Chief Justice John Roberts.
- The decision is up to Roberts to grant the administration’s request to dismiss the case, or it could be sent to the rest of the court. The administration has argued that there would be “public health consequences” if the eviction moratorium was ended now. Currently, 90% of the country is covered by the moratorium.
5. Charity concert in Cullman canceled, Rock the South and Trump rally blamed
- The charity concert for the Good Samaritan Health Clinic, Caring for Cullman, has been canceled due to the increase in coronavirus cases in the area, and the media has already decided to blame the Rock the South concert and former President Donald Trump’s rally, which happened four days ago — a number way below the incubation period.
- Executived director Jolanda Hutson said the decision was “difficult but necessary.” Caring for Cullman wasn’t set to be held until October 18, but recently, Cullman County was deemed “High-Risk” by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
4. Blanchard “praying about” which race to run in
- U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard has indicated that she could be considering dropping out of the Senate race to challenge Governor Kay Ivey in 2022. The rumor that Blanchard would exit the race in this fashion has been floating around for several weeks.
- Blanchard said that people she’s met have shown that “they want a Trump governor,” and she claimed she’s “praying about” changing her campaign. Blanchard also stated how she loves President Donald Trump and respects “anything he would like.”
3. It may be recommended to stay in Afghanistan past August 31
- Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has said that the Pentagon may leave U.S. troops in Afghanistan after August 31, which is the current deadline set by President Joe Biden to have everyone out of the country now run by the Taliban.
- Evacuation speed has increased, but the White House has still been unclear on how many Americans remain in the country. Recently, White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed that it’s “irresponsible” to suggest that anyone is stranded in Afghanistan. Biden’s plan to evacuate all citizens from the country remains unclear, and there’s been no promise given that everyone will be evacuated.
2. Pfizer receives full FDA approval
- One of the three coronavirus vaccines available has officially been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration, with Pfizer being the first of the vaccines to receive this approval. There have already been over 200 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine given in the United States.
- After the announcement, acting FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock said that people “can be very confident that this vaccine meets the high standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality the FDA requires of an approved product.” This is the first fully approved shot by any country so far.
1. Every employer needs to require the vaccine, according to Joe Biden
- In another push to get more people vaccinated, President Joe Biden has now said that every employer and local officials should require employees and citizens to get the coronavirus vaccine. Biden said he’s “calling on more companies in the private sector to step up with vaccine requirements that will reach millions more people.”
- Biden specifically said that business leaders, state or local leaders, and non profit leaders should require the vaccine, and added, “It only makes sense to require a vaccine to stop the spread of Covid-19.”
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